You are so right redtag..
LuckyLary, you are correct about what i want to do but you miss one point...This is what you said: "I am guessing you want to filter only combinations that 3 of the numbers are less than +5 or -5? of the last draw and 2 that are within +10 or -10 of the last draw?...I would like to keep the combinations that have 3 of the numbers that are less than +5 or -5 of the last draw and 2 that are BETWEEN +5 or -5 and +10 or -10 of the last draw....That is very important...And i was thinking more of developing/constructing combinations using a constraint/restriction more than i was thinking in filtering combinations...But is all good because i say both ways work...
Also, i meant taking it a step further and filtering the sum total of the "regular combinations" not the "subtracted combination" but after you subtracted the combination from the previous combination and then added or subtracted the numbers in each column...Example: 3-6-9-13-27 & 5-9-11-22-34 are the "regular combinations"and 2-3-2-9-7 is the "subtracted combination (you can also call it result combinations)"...I was imagining a program or supercomputer that could subtract a combination from the previous combination then "make up/develop" the new combinations that would arise from adding and subtracting the numbers (that in these case are going to have constraints or restrictions) and then revert back to the regular combinations and you would then find out which combinations are they...
The good thing about it is that you don't have to necessarily have 3 numbers that are less than +5 or -5 and 2 numbers that are between -5 or +5 and -10 or +10 (the constraint/restriction/parameters)..YOu can have 2 numbers that are less than +5 or -5 and 3 numbers that are between -5 or +5 and -10 or +10 but it is better to keep it 3 numbers that are less than -5 or +5 and 2 numbers that are between -5 or +5 and -10 or +10..That ratio (3/2) is very predominant on RnG's and some draws...But you can study your particular game and find out which ratio is more predominant 3/2 or 2/3...Do not use a ratio other than those two...The WONDERFUL thing about this method/technique is that you are going to have 1 if not more ticket(s) having 4of 5 EVERYDAY (assuming you play it everyday) except for some rare ocassions...
Also would like to mention that this is not a filtering method to reduce the combinations so it can leave you with the winning combination, no that's not what it is....THIS IS a method to find what is going to play next, what's going to be the next winning combination...HOw? By adding and subtracting the subtracted/total combination to what played and having in mind the (constraint/restrictions/parameters) on can figure out what's going to be the next winning combinations..But of course a person would have to go through (construct, develop) all the possible combinations that can arise from adding and subtracting the subtracted/total combination with the constraint/restriction to what played to thus get the winning combination...
Also after you develop/construct all the possible combinations that can arise, i don't think they are going to be a lot, i don't know how much, but i say that for a pick5, 1-35 game it will be less than 1,200 combinations. Exactly how much i don't know for we don't have the program/supercomputer to calculate the possibilities....
Please feel free to post more questions if you have them, i'll be glad to answer them...
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